Part 2: Righteous – Made Right
May 23, 2025Key Scripture: “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”— 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV) Introduction: Right Where You Belong Many believers understand forgiveness—they know Jesus took their place and paid their debt. But too many stop there. They believe they’re…
Part 3: Walking Worthy – Living from Grace
May 23, 2025Key Scripture: “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy… so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”— Titus 3:5–7 (NIV) Introduction: Walking in What’s Already True When you know you’ve been justified and made righteous, a…
“Right With God – Foundations of Faith” – A Short Study Series
May 23, 2025Part 1: Justified – Declared Clean Focus: What justification means, how it happens, and why it matters.Key Scripture: Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”Themes: Part 2: Righteous – Made Right Focus: Understanding righteousness as God’s gift and how it changes…
Right With God: Understanding Righteousness and Justification
May 23, 2025Introduction: Walking Together into Truth As we’ve walked this journey of faith together, certain words come up often—words like righteousness and justification. They sound lofty and maybe even intimidating. But they’re at the very heart of what it means to be saved. And more than that—they’re deeply personal. This isn’t just theology—it’s your story. It’s…
What Comes Out of the Mouth
May 23, 2025Introduction: Speaking the Truth in Love I want to speak plainly today—because what I’m seeing in the world, and even creeping into the church, troubles me deeply. This isn’t a message of judgment, but one of love. I’m not aiming to shame anyone, but to wake us up to something we’ve allowed to slide far…
He Has Written It on My Heart
May 21, 2025I didn’t deserve it. I didn’t even know to ask for it. But in His mercy, God reached into the broken, stony places of my life and began to write. He didn’t use ink. He didn’t use a pen. He used grace. He used mercy. He used truth. What He wrote wasn’t a list of…
Grace, Mercy, Understanding Sin – A Faith Study Trilogy.
May 21, 2025Living in God’s Grace – a Study Series Living in God’s Mercy – a Study Series Understanding Sin – a Study Series A Message from the Author Small study groups are a wonderful way to explore God’s Word more deeply.My first experience was in a group called Biker’s Rest in Gloucester, Virginia, and I learned…
Part 6: Living Free — Walking in Victory Over Sin
May 21, 2025Forgiveness is not the end of the story — it’s the beginning. Jesus didn’t just die to get us out of hell; He rose again to bring us into a new kind of life — one not ruled by shame, fear, or defeat, but by freedom, joy, and victory. This last part of our journey…
Part 5: The Remedy for Sin — The Cross and Repentance
May 21, 2025We’ve followed sin from its definition to its origin, effects, and exposure through the Law. And by now, the picture is clear: we are powerless to fix what’s broken. We cannot save ourselves. But we are not left without hope. God Himself provides the remedy. That remedy is not a new law, not a better…
Part 4: Sin and the Law — Why Rules Couldn’t Save Us
May 21, 2025By now, we’ve seen what sin is, where it came from, and what it does. The natural next question is: What can fix it? What can restore the separation, silence the shame, and undo death? In the Old Testament, God gave His people the Law—a holy standard, written in commandments, rituals, and practices. But the…